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ATLANTA – A debate held Sunday in Atlanta between the Republican superintendent candidates hinged on what teaching standards schools should follow, pitting a candidate who is part of the current administration against a challenge to the status quo.

ATLANTA | Republican Senate hopefuls Jack Kingston and David Perdue pitch to voters in their own words and challenge each other in a televised debate today.

It will be their final statewide opportunity before the runoff votes are counted July 22.

Their confrontation is the capstone in a series of half-hour runoff debates organized by the Atlanta Press Club and airing statewide by Georgia Public Broadcasting that also features congressional and school-superintendent races.

NEWNAN | David Perdue has effectively erased the lead Jack Kingston had enjoyed in the Republican Senate runoff, according to a survey released Thursday.

Perdue told about three-dozen supporters during a campaign stop in this Atlanta suburb that he’s feeling the momentum. The day before, Kingston greeted diners at the Varsity drive-in and also expressed confidence.

ATLANTA – Michelle Nunn’s challenge Wednesday for Senate candidates to join her in refusing campaign ads from independent groups was rejected by the Republican candidates Jack Kingston and David Perdue as political posturing.

Nunn, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, claimed that special-interest groups and wealthy backers can spend millions of dollars on television ads, thereby tilting the scales of the elections. A lack of accountability was another reason Nunn said to avoid third-party funding.

The most contested portion of a debate between the remaining Republican candidates vying for the 10th Congressional District came after Jody Hice took a jab at his opponent Mike Collins’ father, former U.S. Rep. Mac Collins.

The two appeared at the second of three debates hosted by local party chapters in Watkinsville on Tuesday. The third and final event will be held in Milledgeville on July 16. Early voting for the July 22 Primary Runoff continues until July 18.

ATLANTA | The Associated Press sat down recently with the two Republicans competing for Georgia’s open Senate seat to discuss three key issues. Rep. Jack Kingston of Savannah and former Dollar General CEO David Perdue will meet in a runoff July 22, and the winner will face Democrat Michelle Nunn in the fall. Below is a discussion on the Common Core academic standards, which were largely developed by states but have prompted concerns over federal intrusion after the Obama administration encouraged their adoption through a federal grant program.

The two remaining candidates for Paul Broun’s 10th Congressional District seat are scheduled to face off in a GOP-sponsored debate in Oconee County on Tuesday, one of the final such events before the July 22 Primary Runoff.

Jody Hice, a conservative radio talk show host from Walton County, and Mike Collins, a trucking company owner from Jackson, have been invited to participate in the debate at 6 p.m. at 1080 Experiment Station Road in Watkinsville.